YAA Summer Musical
August 13-23, 2026
A YEAR WITH
FROG AND TOAD
Director & Choreographer
LILY BLANDO
Music Directors
ISAAC WILSON
ANGELA CAHILL
Stage Manager
ELEANOR KOOP
Music by
ROBERT REALE
Book and Lyrics by
WILLIE REALE
Based on the books by
ARNOLD LOBEL
Originally presented on Broadway by
Bob Boyett, Adrianne Lobel, Michael Gardner,
Lawrence Horowitz and Roy Furman
World Premiere at The Children’s Theatre Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD is present through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. (www.mtishows.com)
Registration & Tickets
Direct registrations and waitlist registrations are both CLOSED. But tickets are now on sale for the 14 performances that are divided between our two casts. Get your tickets early because this show is sure to sell-out!
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Due to the high demand for our summer musical, we offer limited refunds on a tiered schedule as follows:
- Full refund minus $25 admin fee: cancellations prior to our first spring audition date (May 12, 2026)
- 50% refund: cancellations after spring auditions up to 4 weeks from the start of rehearsals (June 15, 2026)
- 25% refund: cancellations between June 16 – 30
- No refunds: starting in July
Questions? Contact us at 612-615-1515 or youth(at)openwindowtheatre(dot)org
About the Show
A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards – including Best Musical. Based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books, and featuring a hummable score by Robert and Willie Reale, this whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons.
Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special. Part vaudeville, part make believe… all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.
The jazzy, upbeat score of A Year with Frog and Toad bubbles with melody and wit, making it an inventive, exuberant and enchanting musical for the whole family. It is a perfect show to be performed by an ensemble group of actors and can be produced with either simple or extravagant staging and sets.